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namely bashar al-assad are terrorist. the assad regime blacklisted the delegates who attended the peace talks as terrorists and froze the assets of their family members. this does not seem like a guy who wants to compromise. and if at any point they assail their own ally and toldim to tap it down a bit, i don't see any evidence of that. i see them doubling down on the line that is coming out of damascus, which is this is a terrorist threat and nothing more. >> daniel, quick response? >> well, i think its true that up until now russia has not seen the threat from extremists in syria, but i think there is a threat. so whatever the line is, it doesn't matte really matter. there will be a threat from terrorists. those who have been trained and experienced there. somebody in russia will realize that at some point we have to accelerate that process and get them to realize it more quickly. >> we're going to take a short break. when we come back we'll talk about american options in the region. the menu doesn't look that great. th
namely bashar al-assad are terrorist. the assad regime blacklisted the delegates who attended the peace talks as terrorists and froze the assets of their family members. this does not seem like a guy who wants to compromise. and if at any point they assail their own ally and toldim to tap it down a bit, i don't see any evidence of that. i see them doubling down on the line that is coming out of damascus, which is this is a terrorist threat and nothing more. >> daniel, quick response?...
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we need to see assad out of power. i'm less worried about arms in the wrong hands than i am about terrorists fwloeing throughout the middle east and coming here. >> you agree with this? >> i don't have personal knowledge of this, but judging from what i've read, i think it's pretty clear we are arming the opposition already. what we need to be clear about is what arming means. small arms are obviously going in. a lot of our partners in the region are doing the same. if you're talking about a rocket that could take down an israeli plane landing in jerusalem, that's a huge problem. you heard people like marty dempsey come out and say he's opposed to those large sorts of weapons. a matter of degree. i agree with you more needs to be done. the president has signaled his frustration. the question i've always asked in my time in government, my time since is what exactly is this sort of panacea solution that people see out there for those who say to the president, just leavd, just do more. >> it's not a panacea, there are a n
we need to see assad out of power. i'm less worried about arms in the wrong hands than i am about terrorists fwloeing throughout the middle east and coming here. >> you agree with this? >> i don't have personal knowledge of this, but judging from what i've read, i think it's pretty clear we are arming the opposition already. what we need to be clear about is what arming means. small arms are obviously going in. a lot of our partners in the region are doing the same. if you're...
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president assad is still in power, and he's still bombing his own people. and president obama is sounding like he's ready to try something new to make it all stop. >>> also this morning, southern discomfort. autoworkers reject the union push that would have been a historic first in tennessee. a look at what drove the opposition and what's next for the labor movement. >>> plus, a look at why presidential good-byes are often the best place to start if you want to understand the chief concerns of america's commanders in chief. >>> good morning from washington. happy presidents' day, or washington's birthday, as the federal government still technically calls it. it's monday, february 17th, 2014. and this is a holiday edition of "the daily rundown." a big show for you, that also includes a "deep dive" in where the democratic party is headed post-obama and perhaps post-hillary. but let's get to my "first reads." although you may not realize it, the problem of syria is taking up more and more of the president's time and energy. on the foreign policy front, it may
president assad is still in power, and he's still bombing his own people. and president obama is sounding like he's ready to try something new to make it all stop. >>> also this morning, southern discomfort. autoworkers reject the union push that would have been a historic first in tennessee. a look at what drove the opposition and what's next for the labor movement. >>> plus, a look at why presidential good-byes are often the best place to start if you want to understand the...
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. >> assad wants to talk about terrorism and assad is a back end for terrorists and the principal back end of the region for attacking people to syria. moreover assad is engaging in state-sanctioned terror against his own people. >> reporter: key sticking points were a transition governing body and terrorism, a term often used by the government to describe rebel activity. on sunday hezbollah leaders called on them to stop fighting in syria and said if they left them alone his group would withdraw. this is the break down in the second round of talks is mr. brooks in los angeles this morning and mr. brooks thanks for joining us and they called them out for lack of movement of talks and should agree that the obstruction has made progress tougher and my question to you, with russia continuing to prop up the assad regime do kerry's words fall on deaf ears in damascus? >> there is no question it fell on deaf ears. if we look at this objectively the assad regime is in a good position with strong support from russia and iran. they dodged military action and they are playing, they are in a very
. >> assad wants to talk about terrorism and assad is a back end for terrorists and the principal back end of the region for attacking people to syria. moreover assad is engaging in state-sanctioned terror against his own people. >> reporter: key sticking points were a transition governing body and terrorism, a term often used by the government to describe rebel activity. on sunday hezbollah leaders called on them to stop fighting in syria and said if they left them alone his group...
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he said this in indonesia, blamed bashar al-assad for the peace talks in geneva. we'll read you a quote. >> it drops barrel bombs. i regret to say they are doing so with increased support. russia needs to be part of the sol use, and so many more weapons. so if they enabled it to double down. how do you think it will be received. it's not a new position, but where are the russians at. >> well, the senior member of the syrian opposition says that he welcomed the remarks made by secretary kerry, however, he said that the americans or the u.s. in particular needs to turn their words into action, but they have heard statements way before - we are about to enter the third year of the syrian revolution, and everyone is accusing the russians of backing president bashar al-assad. remember the chemical attacks last year, and then it was followed by a threat of military site. the americans and the russians prevented the regime from a u.s. strike. now everybody was hoping that the geneva talks succeeded. i don't think any of the remarks or statements made by the americans, no
he said this in indonesia, blamed bashar al-assad for the peace talks in geneva. we'll read you a quote. >> it drops barrel bombs. i regret to say they are doing so with increased support. russia needs to be part of the sol use, and so many more weapons. so if they enabled it to double down. how do you think it will be received. it's not a new position, but where are the russians at. >> well, the senior member of the syrian opposition says that he welcomed the remarks made by...
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president obama said he is considering new ways to pressure assad. an ethiopiaian co-pilot high jacket a plane and routed it to geneva. he took control when the pilot went to the bathroom. none of the 202 passengers were harmed. >>> a new batch of snow, falling at a rate of two inches an hour, hundreds of flight were cancelled. those are the headlines. "real money with ali velshi" is next on al jazeera america. >>> a big blow to big labor, why unions fighting to regain power in the work force. we'll look into the so-called ills gap. and the cash-strapped u.s. post office wants to get back into banking, i'll explain. i'm ve i i i'm al vel shi, and this is israel
president obama said he is considering new ways to pressure assad. an ethiopiaian co-pilot high jacket a plane and routed it to geneva. he took control when the pilot went to the bathroom. none of the 202 passengers were harmed. >>> a new batch of snow, falling at a rate of two inches an hour, hundreds of flight were cancelled. those are the headlines. "real money with ali velshi" is next on al jazeera america. >>> a big blow to big labor, why unions fighting to...
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. >>> secretary of state john kerry accused bashar al-assad of stalling peace talks. at a news conference, he said assad's team has refused to talk about a transitional government that would replace the regime. >> it is very clear that bashar al-assad is continuing to try to win this in the battle field rather than to come to the negotiating table. >> kerry continues his trip through asia. he'll fly next to the united arab 'e emirates. >>> ayatollah khomeini, says, the u.s. and other countries some iran.seeking to develop nucialtion weapons. iran says it's strictly for civilian purposes. >>> an ethiopian co-pilot hijacked his plane to geneva, flight carrying 202 people was headed to rome with a co-pilot diverting the plane. al jazeera's tim friend reports. >> the drama started over italy and two fighters jets were scrambled to accompany the plain plane. the fear was it was a full scale hijacking. the plane eventually touched down in geneva at 6:00 in the morning local time. the co-pilot said he'd sought asylum for fear of% accuse in ethiopia. he waited for the pilot t
. >>> secretary of state john kerry accused bashar al-assad of stalling peace talks. at a news conference, he said assad's team has refused to talk about a transitional government that would replace the regime. >> it is very clear that bashar al-assad is continuing to try to win this in the battle field rather than to come to the negotiating table. >> kerry continues his trip through asia. he'll fly next to the united arab 'e emirates. >>> ayatollah khomeini, says,...
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. >>> secretary of state john kerry accused syrian president bashar al-assad of stalling peace talks. in a press conference in indonesia kerry calls on russia to push syria to negotiate with opposition leaders. he said assad's team has refused to talk about a transition government that would replace the regime. >> bashar al-assad is not engaged in the discussions along the promised and required standard that russia both spoke up for and the regime spoke up for, that they would come to geneva and accept the agenda of negotiations. >> the supreme leader of iran is not optimistic about nuclear talks in yemen tomorrow. last november tehran agreed to suspend parts of its nuclear enrichment operations for six months. many suspect iran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons and iran said its nuclear program is entirely for civilian purposes. >>> an ethiopian pilot hijacked a plane to geneva where he said he wanted asylum. they were headed to rome but the pilot diverted the plane. >> the drama started over italy, and two fighter jets were scrambled to accompany the plane. the fear was that thi
. >>> secretary of state john kerry accused syrian president bashar al-assad of stalling peace talks. in a press conference in indonesia kerry calls on russia to push syria to negotiate with opposition leaders. he said assad's team has refused to talk about a transition government that would replace the regime. >> bashar al-assad is not engaged in the discussions along the promised and required standard that russia both spoke up for and the regime spoke up for, that they would...
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assad feels emboldened and thinks that he can survive. when you have a policy that's dependent on them doing things that you want them to do that they don't want to do, that's a real problem. you have to wonder where the u.s. leverage is. >> gail, i want to show this tweet. i believe it was arwa who tweeted a syrian reverend few je refugee walking in the desert. he was finally reunited with his family. you've talked to aide workers on the ground there. how bad is it? >> it's epic. aide workers can come nowhere near meeting the efforts of those needed on the ground. it is just swamping. >> 25% of lebanon is a syrian refugee. you look at what that means. 80% of the syrian refugees are children out of school. you've had arne duncan on before and he talks about the connection between undereducated children and violence and this is definitely something that is not going away. and there's no way right now for these humanitarian community to meet it. the u.n. gained only 60% of its budget for last year. nobody knows where that money is going to
assad feels emboldened and thinks that he can survive. when you have a policy that's dependent on them doing things that you want them to do that they don't want to do, that's a real problem. you have to wonder where the u.s. leverage is. >> gail, i want to show this tweet. i believe it was arwa who tweeted a syrian reverend few je refugee walking in the desert. he was finally reunited with his family. you've talked to aide workers on the ground there. how bad is it? >> it's epic....
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kerry issued a statement saying the assad regime made progress, even tougher. he wrote that the government side obstructed and filibustered, he said the opposition demonstrated what he called a courageous and mature seriousness of purpose. kerry said the assad administration stalled the talks in geneva and intensified what he called its barbaric assault on its civilian population. he said the government had even gone as far as to add some of the opposition delegates to a terrorist list and seize their assets. kerry said u.s. officials remain committed to diplomatic efforts to find a political solution to end the conflict. >>> japan's economy has grown for yet another quarter but the numbers fell short of expectations. yuko fukushima joins us from the business desk with more on that story. how does this fit in with what government and financial leaders have been actually trying to do? >> as you know the people at the central bank have been carrying out monetary easing policy to get more money flowing into the economy. and the government is also doing its part wi
kerry issued a statement saying the assad regime made progress, even tougher. he wrote that the government side obstructed and filibustered, he said the opposition demonstrated what he called a courageous and mature seriousness of purpose. kerry said the assad administration stalled the talks in geneva and intensified what he called its barbaric assault on its civilian population. he said the government had even gone as far as to add some of the opposition delegates to a terrorist list and...
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assad wants the community to rid his country of terrorists. the opposition demands that assad go. so far the talks are resolved little. >> the minister of foreign affairs believed action was necessary in syria, but he told us he now has had a change of heart. >> last year i called on the international community to act in syria. but since then the occupation in syria has moved in another direction. i think the best way is through dialogue, through peace conference to find a solution. given syria, and i think what the united states and other european allies and arabic, islamic states are doing, it's the right approach. >> interesting change of heart. let's talk about this. a lawyer that implemented the peace agreement. and richard murphy, serving as u.s. ambassador to syria. i want to start by looking at the impact of the syrian war. we have numbers of what we are facing. syria was a country of 21 million people. millions have been forced from their homes. they fled the country. when you tink about the impact and you look at the wars in the balkans, what is the take away from that t
assad wants the community to rid his country of terrorists. the opposition demands that assad go. so far the talks are resolved little. >> the minister of foreign affairs believed action was necessary in syria, but he told us he now has had a change of heart. >> last year i called on the international community to act in syria. but since then the occupation in syria has moved in another direction. i think the best way is through dialogue, through peace conference to find a solution....
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estimates more than two hundred british based or hardest who went to find the regime of bashar al assad in syria have returned home and now pose a significant terrorist threat south fast takes up the story. it's causing huge concern here amongst the security services the police have said that they've made a number of arrests and they're monitoring the situation closely indeed ingenue it's thought that sixteen arrests have been made of people having returned back the irony here of course is that the british governments want the assad regime to go they've been pushing the transition and they've been supplying non-lethal aid to the rebels technically they are of the same size as the jihadists who are fighting the assad regime and the british fighters who have joined the jihad is the concern the courses that the five terrorist groups the isis. the british citizens that are joining these the real worry is that obviously was there fighting with the again these skills they're becoming indoctrinated and the real worry is that once the fights in syria they finish fighting there they could return
estimates more than two hundred british based or hardest who went to find the regime of bashar al assad in syria have returned home and now pose a significant terrorist threat south fast takes up the story. it's causing huge concern here amongst the security services the police have said that they've made a number of arrests and they're monitoring the situation closely indeed ingenue it's thought that sixteen arrests have been made of people having returned back the irony here of course is that...
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harvests who are fighting the assad regime and the british fighters who will join those d. how does that concern those calls is that the first five terrorists we see itis. the british system instead of joining these the real worry is that obviously was there fighting with the again these skills they're becoming indoctrinated and the real worry is that once the fights in syria they finish fight they could return home and then the target could become. meanwhile the british minister of immigration and security has responded to the report dreams brokenshire says the saudis are applying this so-called prevent strategy to tackle domestic radicalization and the inflow of foreign pointers it gives police the power to examine and detain individuals and the u.k. border to investigate any concerns of terrorist involvement however critics call this counterproductive caving young british muslims are being the victims. venezuelan president expels three senior u.s. officials are suspecting them of conspiring against him because maduro has accused them of meeting students involved in recen
harvests who are fighting the assad regime and the british fighters who will join those d. how does that concern those calls is that the first five terrorists we see itis. the british system instead of joining these the real worry is that obviously was there fighting with the again these skills they're becoming indoctrinated and the real worry is that once the fights in syria they finish fight they could return home and then the target could become. meanwhile the british minister of immigration...
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harvests who are fighting the assad regime and the british fighters who have joined those to harvest that concern that of course is that the prescribed terrorist groups the isis gentleness were of the british system instead of joining these groups that the real worry is that obviously was there fighting with the as we said they gain the skills they're becoming indoctrinated and the real worry is that once the fights in syria they finish their they could return home and then the target could become. live from london sam many thanks indeed for that object. the pentagon is pumping in cash to boost its military presence in africa the u.s. as by pouring in troops weapons and mercenaries it intends to turn a land of conflict into a land of hope u.s. military bases in are spread across the whole of the horn of africa and drone bases are dotted across the region with the biggest in djibouti hosting over four thousand military personnel and contractors and thousands of u.s. soldiers are reportedly preparing for missions as part of the pentagon's new strategy to train and advise original force
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secretary of state kerry says president assad is stone walling. >> it is very clear that bashar al assad is continuing to try to win this in the battlefield rather than to come to the negotiating table in good faith. >> but with more than 130,000 people dead in syria's civil war, some of president obama's critics feel he has failed the syrian rebels by not providing them weapons with which to win their fight. >> none of us want boots on the ground, but to not revisit other options which are viable, then i think is the only thing we can do. this is shameful. this is shameful, what's going on. >> the white house blames russia's leadership for prolonging the war by reviewing to put more pressure on assad and continuing to provide weapons to his regime. they say the russians, quote, can't have it both ways. they can't say they're in favor of negotiations in geneva and then be part and parcel of supporting the regime as it kills people in the most brutal way. michael says blaming russia is not a strategy for winning. >> you either have to weaken assad, both by weakening his forces and by weak
secretary of state kerry says president assad is stone walling. >> it is very clear that bashar al assad is continuing to try to win this in the battlefield rather than to come to the negotiating table in good faith. >> but with more than 130,000 people dead in syria's civil war, some of president obama's critics feel he has failed the syrian rebels by not providing them weapons with which to win their fight. >> none of us want boots on the ground, but to not revisit other...
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harvests who are fighting the assad regime and the british fighters who will join those jihad is the concern those calls is that the supply terrorists the isis. of the british system instead of joining these the real worry is that obviously was there fighting with the they gained the skills they're becoming indoctrinated and the real worry is that once the fights in syria they finish fight they could return home and then the target could become. and our online team has plenty of stories lined up for you on our website including a report revealing that drug alcohol and sexual abuse in the u.s. military has been getting a while so with the last three years why the trend going down all to dot com. and obama of bam as a restriction is under fire again this time already and president a number of diplomatic posed to be hundred to campaign contributors instead of career diplomats more details on that story i just. there's been a string of bizarre deaths in the globe's financial circles in the past few weeks five high profile bankers have died all from apparent so sides are. better to gauge
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syria is believed to have given damascus the upper hand in the battle of god and has deeply angered assad's enemies do you think we're going to see more explosions like this well today i'd say. anything i can do for sonny brothers anything i can do for syrian brothers i will do anything i can do for these people suffering from injustice i will do anything he unkind to affiliated to a new survey front claimed responsibility for these recent deadly bombings just days before a man calling himself and al qaida commander announced via you tube that the group had put down groups in lebanon people with met her on the ground deny belonging to either of these groups but don't hide the fact that they share their views. no there is no al qaeda as an organization anymore but al qaeda as an idiology and it doesn't need money to spread it spreads by itself everywhere in the world not only in lebanon but in america britain serbia. here radical ideas of bread from a young age fighters here call a card has bin laden a teacher and their fight jihad. when twenty three year old med returned from syria where he
syria is believed to have given damascus the upper hand in the battle of god and has deeply angered assad's enemies do you think we're going to see more explosions like this well today i'd say. anything i can do for sonny brothers anything i can do for syrian brothers i will do anything i can do for these people suffering from injustice i will do anything he unkind to affiliated to a new survey front claimed responsibility for these recent deadly bombings just days before a man calling himself...
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assad wants the united nations to rid his country of what he calls terrorists. court nid keeley, al jazeera. >> last year i publish a piece in foreign policy, calling international community to act in syria but since then the situation in syria has moved are in another direction. i think the best way is really through dialogue, through peace conferences to find a solution to address the situation within syria and i think what united states and owner other european allies and ar arabic islamic sts is the right way. i think geneva conference or other conference should be the best frame how to really address the civil war in syria. this is how i see in 2014. while last year i was very much in favor of seeing action by the u.n. community but situation is the same. >> explain to us what's on your mind, since you were critical to assad, you said he was a madman, a horrible person in your words that needed to be stopped. so what has changed in your mind to not justify further intervention? >> i think one of the best way is by dialogue, through mediation and through the
assad wants the united nations to rid his country of what he calls terrorists. court nid keeley, al jazeera. >> last year i publish a piece in foreign policy, calling international community to act in syria but since then the situation in syria has moved are in another direction. i think the best way is really through dialogue, through peace conferences to find a solution to address the situation within syria and i think what united states and owner other european allies and ar arabic...
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policy's been a failure and the administration must revisit all of its options for removing assad from power. >> there are viable options, there is a viable free syrian army, there are people who, there's groups that have joined together against these extremists, isis, radical al qaeda extremists that are there. there is still viable opposition that we can help and assist. we can do that. and to do nothing, of course, will see a further deterioration and a regionalization of the conflict. >> mccain quite concerned. he said what's happening in syria is destabilizing the entire region, and that will eventually mean the u.s. will have to get involved. >>> this morning there is a new u.s. push to stop uganda from implementing a law criminalizing homosexuality. the president of uganda could sign that law as soon as today. it's a law that president obama condemned over the weekend, calling it an affront and danger to the gay community in uganda and a potential complication to uganda's relationship with the united states. national security adviser susan rice spoke this weekend with uganda's l
policy's been a failure and the administration must revisit all of its options for removing assad from power. >> there are viable options, there is a viable free syrian army, there are people who, there's groups that have joined together against these extremists, isis, radical al qaeda extremists that are there. there is still viable opposition that we can help and assist. we can do that. and to do nothing, of course, will see a further deterioration and a regionalization of the conflict....
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. >>> secretary of state john kerry accused syrian president bashar al-assad of stalling peace talks. in a press conference in indonesia kerry called on russia to push syria to negotiate with opposition leaders. >> bashar al-assad has not engaged in the discussions along the promised and required standard that both russia spoke up for and the regime spoke up for, that they would come to geneva and except the geneva 1 communique as the basis of negotiations. >> kerry continues his trip through asia. next he'll fly to the united arab emirates. >>> a suspected high ranking al-qaeda leader was expected to face a court today on charge of the 2002 on the uss cole. charged with getting supplies and recruiting suicide-bombers for the attack. the judge has halted the proceedings because al nashiri may want to fire his attorney. >>> the supreme leader of iran is not interested in talks tomorrow. the eythe ayatollah khomeini dot believe talks about go anywhere. iran said its nuclear program is entirely for civilian purposes. >>> an ethiopian airlines co-pilot allegedly hijacks a plane today and
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. >>> second of state john kerry is pointing the finger to president bashar al assad for the lack of peace talks. the situation is difficult to watch but impossible to disregard. with more on that, nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell. >> reporter: he appears to be 5, perhaps 6 years old. he cries, my brothers died, my brothers, my brothers. the dust from the regime's helicopter bombings still on his eyelashes mixing with his tears. it is one of many youtube videos this weekend, impossible to verify, but u.n. officials say telling a story of uncalculable horror. in homes people are starving, what the u.n. and the u.s. call a war crime. but the bombing continues. barrel bombs dropped from helicopters. despite a u.n. brokered cease fire. evacuees say only a trickle of food is getting through. this man says, we were eating leftover wheat that they used to throw out. anything to keep us alive. as the syrian people cry for help, peace talks collapsed this weekend. >> reporter: video that has been sent out by opposition rebel groups, how can the administration ignore
. >>> second of state john kerry is pointing the finger to president bashar al assad for the lack of peace talks. the situation is difficult to watch but impossible to disregard. with more on that, nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell. >> reporter: he appears to be 5, perhaps 6 years old. he cries, my brothers died, my brothers, my brothers. the dust from the regime's helicopter bombings still on his eyelashes mixing with his tears. it is one of many youtube...
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president obama said he's considering new ways to pressure president bashar al-assad but this weekend senator john mccain repeated his call to provide more military aid. >> none of us want boots on the ground, but to not revisit other options that are viable is the only thing we can do, and this is shapeful, had is shameful what is going on. >> secretary of state john kerry said a political solution is still the number one way out of the war. now we go to the professor of mideast studies at ucla. previews, good to talk to you again, what do you think of senator mccain calling for u.s. policy in syria an abysmal failure and disgraceful? >> well, apparently the republicans are tired of bashing obama on obamacare, and now they're looking to syria to do it. there are no viable options for the united states in syria. it's not a situation that the u.s. has screwed up particularly. it's a situation where the u.s. has no good options whatsoever. the u.s. began to pursue the open option that it felt was feasible, albeit a chance of it actually being implemented. that was negotiations between t
president obama said he's considering new ways to pressure president bashar al-assad but this weekend senator john mccain repeated his call to provide more military aid. >> none of us want boots on the ground, but to not revisit other options that are viable is the only thing we can do, and this is shapeful, had is shameful what is going on. >> secretary of state john kerry said a political solution is still the number one way out of the war. now we go to the professor of mideast...
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controlled by hizbollah lebanon's most influential force which also supports syrian president bashar assad who traveled to the northern city of tripoli a sunni stronghold vehemently opposing hezbollah this is the message calling those who. is appointed by. his bella's military involvement in syria is believed to have given damascus the upper hand in the battle of god and has deeply angered assad's enemies do you think we're going to see more explosions like this well today. anything i can do for sonny brothers anything i can do for syrian brothers i will do anything i can do for these people suffering from injustice i will do anything but the unkind affiliated a new survey front claimed responsibility for these recent deadly bombings just days before a man calling himself and al qaida commander announced via you tube that the group had put down roots in lebanon people we've met her on the ground deny belonging to either of these groups but don't hide the fact that they share their views. no there is no al qaeda as an organization anymore but al qaeda as an idiology and it doesn't need mone
controlled by hizbollah lebanon's most influential force which also supports syrian president bashar assad who traveled to the northern city of tripoli a sunni stronghold vehemently opposing hezbollah this is the message calling those who. is appointed by. his bella's military involvement in syria is believed to have given damascus the upper hand in the battle of god and has deeply angered assad's enemies do you think we're going to see more explosions like this well today. anything i can do...
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kerry says assad is "trying to win this on the battlefield instead of coming to the negotiating table in good faith." peace talks between syria's government and opposition leaders just ended with no progress toward peace. syria's foreign minister blamed the u.s. for creating what he calls a "negative climate for dialogue." >>> 4:35 the time now. the last full week of olympic competition in sochi is starting off with more weather woes. looking live at olympic park this morning. you see that it is hazy over the black sea. that extends to the mountains where they are dealing with fog. this caused qualifying for the men's snowboard cross competition to be canceled and the start of the men's 15-kilometer biathlon postponed, as well. the two events top a busy day in action with more chances to make history for team usa. meryl davis and charlie white have a good chance of bringing home the first gold in ice dancing in american history. they lead going into today's free program. the u.s. could also break a more than 60-year medal drought in the two-man bobsled. right now team usa sits in thir
kerry says assad is "trying to win this on the battlefield instead of coming to the negotiating table in good faith." peace talks between syria's government and opposition leaders just ended with no progress toward peace. syria's foreign minister blamed the u.s. for creating what he calls a "negative climate for dialogue." >>> 4:35 the time now. the last full week of olympic competition in sochi is starting off with more weather woes. looking live at olympic park...
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areas controlled by his honor an announcement in contention for the old sister told syrian president assad we traveled to the north and seek you've taken the sunni stronghold. the main contenders in his honor the move up to them is going to. i wanted to know me. his talisman it really pulls you into syria is believed to have given damascus the upper hand in the battle command has deep the end and asides and nice to think that a stable explosions like this long. i study. on a copy of the ghoulish anything they can to force any brothers anything to do for syrian brothers. i will do anything i can do for these people suffering from injustice i will do. and they say. kind of theme to the new set from its claims responsibility for things in the sense that the bombing was just days before and then calling himself an anti could command deck announced by the team the group had been downgraded to heaven. people we've met on the ground to deny them only to find to these truths don't hide the fact that the chain to use. by that of the mill. there is no al qaeda as an organization anymore. but al qaed
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he's drawn headlines, called for the oust of assad. he has allowed a deal where they take chemical weapons. we are both in and out and our inaction and confusion has made this a more dangerous conflict. >> and a lot of the u.s. allies, the saudis or the emirates, they're very worried about u.s. strategy in the middle east right now, because -- and i've spoken privately with these leaders. they say they don't see a strategy. >> we don't have one. >> first of all, let's be clear that it's a good thing that the president is ruling out military intervention right now, because there's a big question. how much would it cost? who would pay for it? how long would we be there and whose kids are going to fight that? i think it's important we're exhausting all diplomatic means, nonmilitary means to get in there. that said, we are now in a situation where we have to have a regroup and a reset. this disaster in geneva, i think, opens a new chapter. what we are doing right now is not working. we're going to have to do something different. the differ
he's drawn headlines, called for the oust of assad. he has allowed a deal where they take chemical weapons. we are both in and out and our inaction and confusion has made this a more dangerous conflict. >> and a lot of the u.s. allies, the saudis or the emirates, they're very worried about u.s. strategy in the middle east right now, because -- and i've spoken privately with these leaders. they say they don't see a strategy. >> we don't have one. >> first of all, let's be clear...
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made of people having returned back the irony here of course is that the british governments want the assad regime to go they've been pushing for transition and they've been supplying non-lethal aid to the rebels so technically they are on the same side as the jihadists who are fighting the assad regime and the british fighters who are joined those jihad is the concern those calls is that the five terrorists the isis. of the british citizens that are joining these tweets that the real worry is that obviously was they're fighting with the again these skills they're becoming indoctrinated and the real worry is that once the fights in syria if it is five learned they could return home and then the target could become citizens. meanwhile the british minister of immigration and security has responded to the report dreams of brokenshire says their sources are applying the so-called prevent strategy to tackle domestic radicalization and the inflow of foreign fighters and groups please the power to examine and detain individuals at the u.k. border to investigate any concerns of terrorism involvemen
made of people having returned back the irony here of course is that the british governments want the assad regime to go they've been pushing for transition and they've been supplying non-lethal aid to the rebels so technically they are on the same side as the jihadists who are fighting the assad regime and the british fighters who are joined those jihad is the concern those calls is that the five terrorists the isis. of the british citizens that are joining these tweets that the real worry is...
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holding up peace talks to end his country's civil war. >> and it is very clear that bashar al assad is continuing to try to win this in the battlefield rather than come to the negotiating table in good faith. >> peace talks between syria's government and opposition leaders just ended with no progress toward peace. syria's foreign minister blamed the u.s. for creating what he calls a negative climate of dialogue. >>> president obama's publicly praising the university of missouri's football player who recently announced that he's gay. the president made those comments during an interview with former nba star charles barkley during last night's all-star game. he said michael sam is courageous for coming out before the nfl draft. president obama compared the debate over openly gay players in sports to the fight to include african-americans. >> you think about what jackie robinson ended up meaning, not just to baseball, but to the entire society. i wouldn't be sitting here if it weren't for him. you know, i think america's stronger where everybody is being treated, you know, with respect
holding up peace talks to end his country's civil war. >> and it is very clear that bashar al assad is continuing to try to win this in the battlefield rather than come to the negotiating table in good faith. >> peace talks between syria's government and opposition leaders just ended with no progress toward peace. syria's foreign minister blamed the u.s. for creating what he calls a negative climate of dialogue. >>> president obama's publicly praising the university of...
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want the assad regime to go beyond pushing the transition and they've been supplying weeks delayed to the rebels say technically they are on the same side as the jihadists who are fighting the assad regime and the british fighters who have joined those to harvest the concern though is that the supplies terrorists we see this list of the bridges the sensitive joining these the real worry is that obviously was there fighting with the gain the skills they're becoming indoctrinated and the real worry is that once the fights in syria they finish. they could return home and then the target could become. that was artie's sarah ferguson. and we turn to florida where a verdict was reached in the trial of michael dunn the forty seven year old who shot and killed teenager jordan davis on saturday the jury in jacksonville found michael dunn guilty of attempted second degree murder for opening fire on three teens who were in the same as you vs jordan davis however they could not come to a consensus on whether to convict or acquit dunn of the most serious of charges first degree murder in the two t
want the assad regime to go beyond pushing the transition and they've been supplying weeks delayed to the rebels say technically they are on the same side as the jihadists who are fighting the assad regime and the british fighters who have joined those to harvest the concern though is that the supplies terrorists we see this list of the bridges the sensitive joining these the real worry is that obviously was there fighting with the gain the skills they're becoming indoctrinated and the real...
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kerry accused assad of refusing to discuss the possibility of a transitional government. he also urged russia to push syria to resume peace talks. russia is syria's main ally. >>> today family and friends will say good-bye to a virginia police reservist killed earlier this month. a private funeral will be held for kevin quick near charlottesville. there will be a public memorial this morning at the university of virginia for everyone who wants to pay their respects. quick vanished a little more than two weeks ago. police found his body a few days later. they've arrested six people in connection with the death. they have not charged anyone with murder as of yet. >>> we're working to find out when gas will be allow -- guests will be allowed into their rooms at bwi westin hotel this morning. hundreds were ordered to leave after a carbon monoxide leak was detected. anne arundel fire officials said nine people were hospitalized after getting sick in the laundry room. firefighters quickly shut off utility service to the hotel and shut off the leak. out-of-town guests were force
kerry accused assad of refusing to discuss the possibility of a transitional government. he also urged russia to push syria to resume peace talks. russia is syria's main ally. >>> today family and friends will say good-bye to a virginia police reservist killed earlier this month. a private funeral will be held for kevin quick near charlottesville. there will be a public memorial this morning at the university of virginia for everyone who wants to pay their respects. quick vanished a...
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the iranians would not allow assad to be overthrown without spilling blood. >> is assad winning? >> i think he is winning. i don't think you can say for certain we know the outcome. >> thank you mr. ambassador. john bolton here. >> coming up, the president predicts that obama care might be pop fop in several years. that may not help the democrats. >> rescuers trying to free miners that are deep under ground. some say the miners don't want a rescue. >> the three-year-old with an iq setting a record that probably doesn't surprise the parents. >> we would be driving around the car and she resighted the bed-time stories. we are talking about a 25 page book and she would recite them exactly. diabetes like i do, you want a way to help minimize blood sugar spikes. support heart health. and your immune system. now there's new glucerna advance with three benefits in one. [ male announcer ] new glucerna advance. from the brand doctors recommend most. see, i knew testosterone could affect sex drive, but not energy or even my mood. that's when i talked with my doctor. he gave me some blood t
the iranians would not allow assad to be overthrown without spilling blood. >> is assad winning? >> i think he is winning. i don't think you can say for certain we know the outcome. >> thank you mr. ambassador. john bolton here. >> coming up, the president predicts that obama care might be pop fop in several years. that may not help the democrats. >> rescuers trying to free miners that are deep under ground. some say the miners don't want a rescue. >> the...
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missing in the interrogations is any mention whatsoever of the assad regime. the only concern is the challenge posed by other factions and the local populous to i sis. >> who wasn't racing on the walls. i swear i don't know as god as my witness, responds this man who identified himself. another interrogation. what were they saying about the islamic state, he asked. safety truth, save yourself. i will speak the truth even if i lose my head, responding this man who said he is called mustafa. all of these were found in the residence of this man. or the iraqi. activists describe him as an i sis commander and an intelligence officer. they found the abandoned video in january after he fled fighting between i sis and other factions. some of the clips and still shots show a young woman in the company trying her hand at shooting an ak-47 assault rifle. >> steady, he told her. steady. i sis is imposing the strictest possible dress code for women in the area they control, given that her face is uncovered, clearly this was a private moment. so what happened to the interro
missing in the interrogations is any mention whatsoever of the assad regime. the only concern is the challenge posed by other factions and the local populous to i sis. >> who wasn't racing on the walls. i swear i don't know as god as my witness, responds this man who identified himself. another interrogation. what were they saying about the islamic state, he asked. safety truth, save yourself. i will speak the truth even if i lose my head, responding this man who said he is called...
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offensive that was trying to start between the rounds of the geneva ii convention, to put pressure on assad. the u.s. utilizing a base it set up in jordan to help the fsa rebels. of course, whether the s -- the fsa can turn this around -- there is a performance by the new military commander. and the extent to which the saudis will allow the fsa to be more successful. they back the islamic front, which will be a hot topic when barack obama goes to saudi arabia . >> -- saudi arabia next month. hugo chavez is accusing washington of plotting with antigovernment protesters. it came on the same day that leopoldo lopez reappeared. newly two weeks of antigovernment demonstrations. a big challenge to the rulers. before this, we can talk to edward a rios, who is a venezuela specialist. how are these protests? >> they are a threat to the government in the sense that they can lead to something larger. what they are now is a social corruption. but she has not yet shown her face. the other thing is, finally something is happening. the entire economic situation. >> this called for the mass lopez.- leopold
offensive that was trying to start between the rounds of the geneva ii convention, to put pressure on assad. the u.s. utilizing a base it set up in jordan to help the fsa rebels. of course, whether the s -- the fsa can turn this around -- there is a performance by the new military commander. and the extent to which the saudis will allow the fsa to be more successful. they back the islamic front, which will be a hot topic when barack obama goes to saudi arabia . >> -- saudi arabia next...
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he is calling on the russian allies to push syrian president assad harder to negotiate. >> he says assad has refused to open up a moment of discussion during peace talks in geneva and the state department accuses syria of stalling in an attempt to win the civil war on the battlefield rather than negotiating table. the geneva talks are aimed at ending the deadly three-year-old conflict. >> the venezuela president ordered three american diplomats to leave announcing the three officials have been meeting with students involved in anti-government protests. tension is moving up between venezuela and the united states after three protesters died in clashes last week and the government issueed an arrest warrant for the opposition leader. >> rebound is praying university of missouri football player michael sam for announcing he is gay before the nfl draft saying that his attitude is that he know these can play great football and he should be judged only on those facts alone. sam could become the nfl's first openly gay player. the defensive end is projected to be a mid-round draft pick in may. th
he is calling on the russian allies to push syrian president assad harder to negotiate. >> he says assad has refused to open up a moment of discussion during peace talks in geneva and the state department accuses syria of stalling in an attempt to win the civil war on the battlefield rather than negotiating table. the geneva talks are aimed at ending the deadly three-year-old conflict. >> the venezuela president ordered three american diplomats to leave announcing the three...
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be a part of the solution and not be contriving so many more weapons and aid that they are enabling assad to double down. >> russia is blaming terrorist groups for their problems. a foreign minister adds the u.s. would deal with syria directly. at the irs means less help for you during tax time. 10,000 fewers employees than it did in 2010. this led to longer waits for people calling in. uprly 40% of callers hang before they get a chance to speak to a person. fewer employees means the irs. repairing -- the means the irs will stop repairing forms for the elderly. > a catastrophic toll on our georgia icon. >> it is just in time for the morning rush. >> i will take a look back at john wall's weekend. if you missed the terps game at duke, the officials made a huge mistake. the acc says it will handle it internally. i have the very >> thousand turn out for the annual george washington birthday parade in alexandria this afternoon. the streets were clear, the sidewalks had a little bit of snow but still room for the children to play in. the annual parade is the largest in the country honoring our
be a part of the solution and not be contriving so many more weapons and aid that they are enabling assad to double down. >> russia is blaming terrorist groups for their problems. a foreign minister adds the u.s. would deal with syria directly. at the irs means less help for you during tax time. 10,000 fewers employees than it did in 2010. this led to longer waits for people calling in. uprly 40% of callers hang before they get a chance to speak to a person. fewer employees means the irs....
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and it looks like assad has this in the can. jamie: thanks for your insight on this. bill: is this an obamacare shakedown? republicans are slamming reports that kathleen sebelius might be soliciting donations for the healthcare law. jamie: 11 miners were brought back to the surface who were trapped the for more than a day. hundred more are thought to be underground but why are they refusing to be rescued. >> we managed to give them water through a small opening that's available. bill: about 9:30 in new york. emergency cruises working to bring more miners to the surface in south africa. hundreds may be underground. many of them afraid to come to the surface afraid they will face illegal mining charges. what's happening today, paul? >> 11 miners that have come up to the surface since this drama began early this morning. but since yesterday 22 in total have emerged'. rescue authorities say there could be 300 more underneath where i'm standing here. too scared to come out because when they do emerge first they are given a great thorough medical examination. they don't com
and it looks like assad has this in the can. jamie: thanks for your insight on this. bill: is this an obamacare shakedown? republicans are slamming reports that kathleen sebelius might be soliciting donations for the healthcare law. jamie: 11 miners were brought back to the surface who were trapped the for more than a day. hundred more are thought to be underground but why are they refusing to be rescued. >> we managed to give them water through a small opening that's available. bill:...
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two years ago we first met ameenah working as an anti-al-assad activist in a rebel-held suburb ofÑi damascus. at night the whole area around her home came under constant shelling by the syrian army. but as bad as things were, they were about to get a lot worse. in august 2013, ameenah's neighborhood was attacked with chemical weapons. but the poison gas that killed more than a thousand people blew away from her house. and she lived to tell us in a skype call how she ran to the clinic. >> i asked to help, the people were screaming. >> reporter: it was risky, but life had ceased to mean very much by then. >> if i didn't die from the chemical weapon, i'm going to die from the starvation. >> reporter: that fall the syrian military had cut off all food supplies the suburbs. when the army lifted its siege long enough to allow the vulnerable to escape, ameenah managed to slip out too. never sleeping twice in the same place, she wasÑi at last smuggled across the border to turkey where we cause up with her. >> i don't want to think about it, that this is going to last for a long time. >> reporter: a
two years ago we first met ameenah working as an anti-al-assad activist in a rebel-held suburb ofÑi damascus. at night the whole area around her home came under constant shelling by the syrian army. but as bad as things were, they were about to get a lot worse. in august 2013, ameenah's neighborhood was attacked with chemical weapons. but the poison gas that killed more than a thousand people blew away from her house. and she lived to tell us in a skype call how she ran to the clinic. >>...
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missing in the interrogation is any mention whatsoever of the assad regime. the only concern is the challenge posed by other opposition factions. who is erasing the slogans and symbols of isis on the walls, demanded the interrogator? i swear, i don't know as god as my witness who responds to this man. another interrogation, what were they saying about the islamic state? say the truth. save yourself. i'll speak the truth even if i lose my head, responds this man, who says he's called mustafa. all of these were found in the room of this man. activists describe him as an isis commander and intelligence officer. they found the abandoned video in january after he fled fighting between isis and other factions some of the clips and still shots show a young woman in the company of the man holding an ak-47 assault rifle. steady, he tells her, steady. clearly this was for this man and woman a private moment. so what happened to the interrogated man? it's not clear from the videos but one of the last recordings documents in detail ruthless-style execution by flashlight.
missing in the interrogation is any mention whatsoever of the assad regime. the only concern is the challenge posed by other opposition factions. who is erasing the slogans and symbols of isis on the walls, demanded the interrogator? i swear, i don't know as god as my witness who responds to this man. another interrogation, what were they saying about the islamic state? say the truth. save yourself. i'll speak the truth even if i lose my head, responds this man, who says he's called mustafa....
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. >> secretary of state john kerry is accusing the bashar al-assad group of stalling in the peace talks. the venezuela opposition leader wanted by police in connection with violent protests said he'll lead more demonstrations on tuesday. a warrant has been issued for the arrest of lopez. he says he has done nothing wrong. >> the united nations recommends the international criminal court investigate north korea for crimes against humanity. a u.n. report due to be released alleges executions rape and forced abortions. >> demonstrators agreed to sleeve city hall in kiev if the government dropped charges against arrested activists. >> those are the headlines. i'm thomas drayton in new york. "talk to al jazeera" is coming up next. >> i called it a ticking time epidemic. sherman. >> he twerked his way into the national consciousness, taking a page out of miley cyrus's book. >> when you started off the term super agent didn't exist. if you think about it player representation didn't exist as it does today. how did you start that, and why?
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and it is very clear that bashar al assad is continuing to try to win this in the battlefield rather than to come to the negotiating table in good faith. >> ifill: the secretary also accused russia of enabling assad by giving him weapons and other aid. but in moscow, foreign minister sergei lavrov said the real blame lies with the u.s. and others backing the syrian rebels on the battlefield. >> in other words, they leave the peace talks and once again faying a military option. they won't get the strong support from outside as was the case in libya. >> ifill: there's no word on when a third round of the syrian peace negotiations might take place. >> ifill: the pakistani government called off its talks with the taliban today, after militants executed 23 paramilitary troops. a faction of the pakistani taliban announced the soldiers' deaths last night. they said the troops were kidnapped in 2010. it was unclear if the faction acted with the approval of the taliban central command. >> ifill: a suicide bomber was behind sunday's deadly attack on tourists in egypt. the interior ministry sai
and it is very clear that bashar al assad is continuing to try to win this in the battlefield rather than to come to the negotiating table in good faith. >> ifill: the secretary also accused russia of enabling assad by giving him weapons and other aid. but in moscow, foreign minister sergei lavrov said the real blame lies with the u.s. and others backing the syrian rebels on the battlefield. >> in other words, they leave the peace talks and once again faying a military option. they...
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overwhelmed, fighting on two fronts against radical rebel groups aligned with al qaeda and against assad's air power, backed up by ground forces from iran. and today, the rebel military, general idris, was forced out. >> none of us want boots on the ground. but to not revisit other options which are viable, then i think is the only thing that we can do. this is shameful. >> reporter: a humanitarian disaster for all the world to see. a top official traveling with president obama is blaming vladimir putin for the tragedy in syria, saying russia can't say it wants a peaceful approach at the happy olympics while it also supports a regime that kills people in the most brutal way. brian? >> andrea mitchell in our d.c. newsroom tonight. andrea, thanks. >>> questions about race and self-defense getting renewed attention after a verdict this weekend in florida. this case, you may recall, involved a white man who shot and killed a black teenager. on the most serious charge, first-degree murder, a mistrial was declared because of a hung jury. our report tonight from nbc's kerry sanders. >> mistrial.
overwhelmed, fighting on two fronts against radical rebel groups aligned with al qaeda and against assad's air power, backed up by ground forces from iran. and today, the rebel military, general idris, was forced out. >> none of us want boots on the ground. but to not revisit other options which are viable, then i think is the only thing that we can do. this is shameful. >> reporter: a humanitarian disaster for all the world to see. a top official traveling with president obama is...
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hezbollah's involvement in the conflict on the slide and pencil syrian president assad told us that has however been controversial in that they don't say we don't need to be seen in britain three to carry out several suicide bombings in his controlled areas in big groups and elsewhere killing dozens of people. they have found to keep attacking hezbollah into a mixed rules. it's been seized from syria. as you the death toll in council's building sites it pays to be announcing according to a new report from human rights group that promise even if holly coordination committee says that some four hundred nepalese my principles then lights during construction like since castle won the right to use the twenty twenty two football world cup pressure is mounting on the sport's governing body feels good to take action as fees rise to more deaths will be seen before called escaped the tories who will beat the officials say they will be tearing up the sport takes in council to ensure what his rights are being respected meanwhile the secretary general of amnesty international said that it is inexcus
hezbollah's involvement in the conflict on the slide and pencil syrian president assad told us that has however been controversial in that they don't say we don't need to be seen in britain three to carry out several suicide bombings in his controlled areas in big groups and elsewhere killing dozens of people. they have found to keep attacking hezbollah into a mixed rules. it's been seized from syria. as you the death toll in council's building sites it pays to be announcing according to a new...
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and now this war -- syria, now this war has fundamentalists, and both of those are also fighting the assad regime. the syrian civil war is becoming a political fight on capitol hill. arizona john mccain slammed the obama administration calling its policy on syria a failure. scott thompson has more. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry condemned the syrian government sunday after peace talks failed. talks between the regime and the opposition broke down saturday after hours in negotiations. and so far, no date has been set to restart those talk, kerry says the white house is looking at other options to responded to the civil war and the ongoing humanitarian crisis. that prompted republican senator john mccain to lash out at the obama administration's handling of the situation. >> the policy towards syria has been in a abysmal failure and a disgraceful one. >> reporter: he made the comments on cnn's state of the union, he wants the president to own a failure and a change course. >> acknowledged failure, then you examine and re-examine options which were rejected, increasing arming to t
and now this war -- syria, now this war has fundamentalists, and both of those are also fighting the assad regime. the syrian civil war is becoming a political fight on capitol hill. arizona john mccain slammed the obama administration calling its policy on syria a failure. scott thompson has more. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry condemned the syrian government sunday after peace talks failed. talks between the regime and the opposition broke down saturday after hours in...